New Jersey high school students learn how their communities shaped local Black history
For Rancocas Valley Regional High School students in Burlington County, New Jersey, their AP African American Studies class ...
Chicago Schools’ Bid to Boost Black Student Achievement Draws Legal Challenge
A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give ...
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Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan sparks controversy
Chicago Public Schools launched the Black Student Success Plan, a five-year initiative to address educational disparities for ...
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
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Black students are punished more, then expected to succeed
Disproportionate discipline measures in schools harm Black students' academic growth and achievement. New reports highlight the link between discipline and academic disparities.
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Chicago School District’s Black Student Success Plan Faces A Legal Challenge
A group opposed to race-based initiatives complained to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that the ...
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Chicago releases its Black Student Success Plan amid backlash against race-based initiatives
The district is releasing its long-awaited plan to improve Black students’ outcomes days after the Trump administration ...
‘It was trying at times’: Marshall County’s first black student-athlete reflects on legacy
Looney spent the majority of his school years at Lakeview School, the only black school in Marshall County. That’s where he found his knack for sports like football and basketball, his true love.
USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and ...
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First Black student graduated from The University of Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace trying to block her
Vivian Malone and James Hood walked through the doors of Foster Auditorium at The University of Alabama to become the first Black students to successfully enroll at the school in 1963.
U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and ...